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Bin Laden's political agenda 01.06.04 (9:25 pm)   [edit] "That's it, I'm acting the way America acts best- unilaterally!" -the oh so wise Homer Simpson That's not entirely relevant, but not altogether random either. I'd just like to take a moment to address the recent tape in which someone purported to be Osama bin Laden discussed the U.S. involvement in Iraq. Here's an excerpt: "My message is to incite you against the conspiracies, especially those uncovered by the occupation of the crusaders in Baghdad under the pretext of weapons of mass destruction, and also the situation in (Jerusalem) under the deceptions of the road map and the Geneva initiative" the speaker urged Muslims to "liberate the Islamic world from the military occupation of the Crusaders." He said Gulf countries have given in to U.S. pressures "thinking that would not open the door for toppling of the dictatorial regimes by military force from outside, especially after they saw the capture of their previous comrade in treachery, a hireling of America," referring to Saddam. "The occupation of Iraq is the beginning of the full occupation of the other Gulf states. ... The Gulf is the key for control of the world in the point of view of the big powers because of the presence of the biggest deposits of oil." Now, we must keep in mind that bin Laden is not only the leader of the most prominent terrorist organization, he is also a politician. Going back to 9/11 for a moment, it is believed by many experts that one reason for the attacks was to aid bin Laden's cause by provoking a massive attack by the United States. It is well known that many in the East maintain a certain level of hatred for the U.S., and this hatred would be greatly fueled by what would seem to be indiscriminate violence against Arabs, thus promoting the idea of a holy war, giving support to bin Laden's cause and rallying the Arab world. These recent comments further illustrate bin Laden's political motives. intimating the notion that the U.S. is determined to occupy all Gulf states is simply a tactic to convince his followers that the U.S. is the enemy and the Arab world must unite in an effort to deter the enemy- unite under his leadership. So what should the U.S. do? I think many mistakes have been made in the aftermath of 9/11 and with the preemptive, unilateral war in Iraq and these mistakes make the situation more delicate and difficult to resolve. Still, there must be a way to appeal to the Arab nations and detract from bin Laden's political agenda. I think the first step, to turn this to biased American politics, would be to get Bush out of office. :wink:   posted by: SamAdams (reply) post date: 01.06.04 (6:34 pm) A very good analysis on your part. I think that the U.S. under Bush has given fuel to bin Laden's fire. posted by: whoisjohngalt (reply) post date: 01.06.04 (11:01 pm) Agreed; we're in a bit of a no-win situation. Stay and give fodder to bin Laden and other such scum. Leave and risk letting the aforementioned scum gaining control of not only the country, but a lot of oil ($$$). As much as I'd love to cut'n'run and let these SOBs kill each other off in a power struggle, we've invested too much to leave with nothing (Hussein's gone, but that could be negated if someone just as bad took his place). I'd like to replace our troops with international troops--too bad that no one wants to put their own troops in there to be targets for the next few years (?). Can't say I blame them. Too bad this administration couldn't get more people to help us out to begin with. (What's the troop breakdown anyway--80% US? I'm just guessing here....) posted by: CarteBlanche (reply) post date: 01.07.04 (12:01 pm) Reply to: whoisjohngalt Of course, how would we (U.S.A.) feel if the EU invaded the USA to depose our own corrupt Bush administration (who took power illegally & has the largest cache of WMDs) who has illegally & immorally invaded sovereign nations and is taking over their oil fields? I don't like Osama bin Laden-- but his point about the Bushes has truth in it. posted by: Nivek (reply) post date: 01.19.04 (2:32 pm) To D: I sometime wonder if those "tapes" that continually turn up with mystery, (they seem to be timed releases), are from a source other than what is delivered in the news. Maybe they've been around for years, and only now being released by bin Ladin's people, or our own government. As in any relationship, the assumption that there is not total honesty--whether from your partner, a friend, or our leaders--makes you wonder if anything they tell you is honest. One lie destroys trust, and there is no way back to that place where you trusted fully. We need to be a part of everything that goes on within the borders of our nation--to judge objectively and to make the changes that are necessary--but if they only "tell" us things without fact or proof, how can we then trust them? A lie, or a perceived lie, only leads to a lack of trust, and then to skeptisism, and finally, apathy. Ultimately, and in view of the above, it is possible to lose what Aristotle and our Founding Fathers' called "Democracy", and without that ethical and valued philosophy, we have no nation--at least, not as we've known... Your Name: Your Comment:

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